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Chandler exhibits celebrate play, playgrounds

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Two Chandler arts and culture spaces will feature exhibits in April and May that honor childhood artifacts and play. A traveling exhibition titled “Once Upon a Playground” will be on display at Chandler...

UPS salutes Chandler driver’s safe record

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF When you’ve logged 338,000 miles on the odometer in 26 years without an accident, you’re a special driver. And that’s what UPS thinks of Chandler resident and employee Aaron Bourne, whom the company...

Chandler teen honored by Hispanic Heritage Foundation

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF A Chandler Prep Academy senior has earned an award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation for excelling in his classes and community. Angel Alessandro Lex Caoile received a silver medal in the foundation’s...

Slain teen’s family wants Chandler officer fired

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Friends and family members of a 17-year-old Chandler boy killed in January during a traffic stop are asking authorities to take action against the police officer who shot him twice in the back....

Chandler Gilbert College gearing up ‘boot camp’ for existing jobs

By Tom Scanlon Arizonan Staff Writer Got two weeks to prepare for a good job? A new composites “boot camp” at Chandler-Gilbert Community College will prepare individuals for in-demand careers in the aerospace and other...

Hundreds protest Asian discrimination in Chandler

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Hundreds of residents gathered outside Chandler City Hall March 21 to protest discrimination against Asian-Americans as the nation was reeled from a deadly shooting in Georgia where six of the eight...

Chandler teen gets shoes for a whole school

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Sam Bregman did it. The 16-year-old Chandler resident raised enough funds to purchase a pair of shoes for every student enrolled at Galveston Elementary School. The Hamilton High junior began collecting...

Laser maker opens Chandler facility

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF A new company that makes laser machines used to engrave hard surfaces has opened its doors in Chandler. Laser Marking Technologies, which has facilities in Michigan and Florida, opened in the Eastpoint...

Chandler movie houses reel from pandemic, other woes

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The pandemic has created hard times and an uncertain future for two of Chandler’s movie theaters. Slammed by the pandemic like many of its counterparts worldwide, Alamo Drafthouse Chandler and its...

Waymo: we could have prevented Chandler fatals

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Waymo claims it has data proving its autonomous-driving vehicles could have prevented most of Chandler’s fatal collisions over the last decade. According to a study it released this month, Waymo...